A-Level Religious Studies Marks per Grade
A-level religious studies marks per grade for 2025: compare AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas raw thresholds, then check the right route for your result.
Results day can make one mark feel enormous. The important fact is simple: A-level religious studies marks per grade are the minimum total raw marks needed to receive each grade. Reach the boundary and you earn that grade; finish one mark below it and you receive the grade beneath it, unless a review changes your mark.
The latest confirmed summer boundaries are from June 2025. The 2026 thresholds cannot be known before marking and awarding are completed, so use these figures as a reference rather than a prediction.
Quick results-day checklist
- Confirm whether your board is AQA, Edexcel, OCR or Eduqas.
- Check your specification and, where relevant, your option or route.
- Compare your total mark with the overall qualification boundary.
- Do not treat a component boundary as a separate pass mark.
- Remember that boundaries can change each year.
MathsGenie's A Level Religious Studies revision hub is a useful starting point for finding the correct board and resources.
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A-Level Religious Studies raw marks for 2025
The table shows the June 2025 overall thresholds. Edexcel used several paper combinations, so its figures are ranges. To find an exact Edexcel result, match the paper codes on your results information to the appropriate route.
| Exam board | Maximum mark | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | 200200200 | 173173173 | 148148148 | 122122122 | 969696 | 717171 | 464646 |
| Edexcel | 240240240 | 213213213–216216216 | 187187187–192192192 | 155155155–160160160 | 123123123–128128128 | 929292–969696 | 616161–646464 |
| OCR | 360360360 | 298298298 | 259259259 | 214214214 | 169169169 | 124124124 | 797979 |
| Eduqas | 300300300 | 240240240 | 205205205 | 169169169 | 134134134 | 999999 | 646464 |
These are not percentages and should not be compared as if every board used the same maximum mark. For exact historical tables, open the dedicated AQA A Level Religious Studies grade boundaries, Edexcel A Level Religious Studies grade boundaries, OCR A Level Religious Studies grade boundaries or Eduqas A Level Religious Studies grade boundaries.
What does a raw mark mean?
A raw mark is the mark awarded for your assessed work before it is interpreted through the grade boundaries. If your papers produce a total of xxx raw marks and the boundary for grade B is bbb, you receive at least a B when
x≥b.x \geq b.x≥b.For linear A Levels, the binding threshold is normally the overall subject boundary. Component boundaries published by boards are often described as notional: they help you understand performance on an individual paper, but separate paper grades are not combined to decide the qualification grade.
This distinction matters. A weaker paper can be balanced by a stronger one because the final decision is based on the appropriate overall total.
Why A-Level Religious Studies grade thresholds move
Grade boundaries are set after papers have been taken and marking is nearly complete. Exam boards use statistical evidence and senior examiners' judgement to maintain a comparable standard between years.
If an assessment proves more demanding, its raw boundary may be lower. If it proves less demanding, the boundary may be higher. A lower threshold therefore does not mean that the qualification has become easier.
That is why last year's line is useful for context but unreliable as an exact target. During revision, aim above recent boundaries and leave room for normal year-to-year movement.
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Why your option or route matters
AQA's June 2025 A Level total was the same across its listed Religious Studies options. Eduqas also published the same overall threshold across its six religion routes. Edexcel, however, published different boundaries for different combinations of papers, creating the ranges shown above.
OCR students should also take care when using calculators or component information. MathsGenie's OCR Religious Studies predicted grade calculator can organise paper marks, but a calculator result remains an estimate until the official boundary for that exam series is published.
Common mistakes when checking marks
Using GCSE grades
A Levels are graded A* to E, not with GCSE grades 999 to 111. An A Level grade A* is its own award and should not be converted directly into a GCSE number.
Reading the wrong exam series
June 2024 and June 2025 boundaries are different. Always check the year printed beside the table.
Comparing percentages across boards
Boards use different papers, mark totals and specifications. A raw-mark percentage from OCR cannot determine an AQA result.
Treating a past boundary as a promise
The next boundary is not fixed in advance. It becomes official only when the exam board completes awarding and publishes the results-day information.
Turn the boundary into a revision decision
A threshold is most useful when it changes what you do next. Complete papers under timed conditions, mark them carefully and record where marks disappear: missing knowledge, thin evaluation, unfinished conclusions or poor timing.
Then return to focused practice rather than repeatedly calculating a predicted grade. MathsGenie brings together free revision lessons, practice questions, past papers and mark schemes so that a number becomes a plan.
Start with the A Level Religious Studies grade boundaries and revision hub, choose your exam board, and use the correct papers to build a margin above your target. On results day, check the confirmed boundary. Before results day, concentrate on earning every available mark.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many raw marks were needed for an A* in A-Level Religious Studies in 2025?
The June 2025 A* thresholds were AQA 173173173 out of 200200200, OCR 298298298 out of 360360360, and Eduqas 240240240 out of 300300300. Edexcel required between 213213213 and 216216216 out of 240240240, depending on the paper combination.
Are the 2026 A-Level Religious Studies grade boundaries available yet?
No. Summer 2026 boundaries are confirmed only after the assessments have been marked and awarding has taken place. Until results day, previous boundaries provide context rather than an exact prediction.
Does one mark below a grade boundary get rounded up?
No. Grade boundaries are minimum marks. If the boundary is 148148148, a total of 148148148 reaches that grade while 147147147 does not. Raw totals are not normally rounded up to cross a boundary.
Do individual Religious Studies paper grades decide the final grade?
The overall qualification mark determines the final grade. Published component boundaries may be notional, so performing below one component threshold does not automatically prevent a higher overall grade.
Why does Edexcel have more than one Religious Studies boundary?
Edexcel A Level Religious Studies uses different combinations of papers and options. Each listed combination can have slightly different overall boundaries, so students must check the codes for their own route.
